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More passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt

By Chuck Mikolajczak

Raymond James has deepened the bench of its public finance division with the hiring of 10 former Citi staffers.

Boeing acknowledged the loss in a letter to Congress.

A federal judge on Friday rejected a challenge to a Washington state law that cleared the way for lawsuits against the gun industry in certain cases

that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago. “We have looked extensively and have not found any such documentation," Ziad Ojakli, Boeing executive vice president and chief government lobbyist, wrote to Sen. Maria Cantwell on Friday.

The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks has begun firing some 2,000 staff at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip

Vivek Taneja also died after succumbing to assault injuries in Washington. Vivek Saini, another Indian student who had recently earned an MBA degree in the US and was hammered to death by a homeless drug addict in Georgia state’s Lithonia city Last month, an Indian student, Syed Mazahir Ali, faced a brutal attack in Chicago on February 4.

The Federal Aviation Administration is giving Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to fix quality problems and meet safety standards for building new planes

Two of the biggest grocery chains in the United States had hoped to complete the largest supermarket merger in the country’s history this year

Real estate agent Mauricio Umansky says high mortgage rates, high prices and low supply are creating difficulties for homebuyers on 'The Claman Countdown.'

By Mike Scarcella

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A man who allegedly used a makeshift knife to stab another passenger on an airline flight faces a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon

Indian Consulate General in Seattle said on Friday that they have raised the matter of Indian student murder in US with the local authorities and the case has been referred to Seattle city Attorney's office for review of King County Prosecuting Attorney verdict. The statement comes after the Seattle police officer who struck and killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula while responding to an overdose call, will not face any criminal charges due to lack of «sufficient» evidence. «On the recently released investigation report of the King County Prosecution Attorney on the unfortunate death of Jaahnavi Kandula, Consulate has been in regular touch with the designated family representatives and will continue to extend all possible support in ensuring justice for Jaahnavi and her family,» Indian Consulate in Seattle posted on X.

The Conference Board chief economist Dana Peterson says the LEI is great for the goods economy on Making Money.

Boeing has removed the head of its troubled 737 MAX programme from the planemaker, amid scrutiny around production and safety measures following a mid-air blowout on a plane last month, Al Jazeera reported. The company also reshuffled its leadership team at the Commercial Airplanes division, according to a company memo sent to staff by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) CEO Stan Deal, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Seattle Times.

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Boeing says the head of its 737 jetliner program is leaving the company immediately, paving the way for the aircraft maker to appoint new leadership at the troubled division

Olivia Rodrigo is embarking on a tour to promote her album and the Grammy-winning pop star's Guts World Tour has sold out. This happened even after organisers had announced additional tour dates. Rodrigo's world tour will cover Los Angeles, London, Seattle, and San Francisco, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. Olivia Rodrigo's world tour tickets can be purchased from SeatGeek, GameTime, Ticket Liquidator, StubHub, VividSeats, and Ticket Network. More tickets will be distributed by Ticketmaster. These tickets will worth $20 tickets, as per the report.

Amazon.com Inc. is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, joining Apple, Walt Disney, Walmart and other companies that make up the 30-stock average. The ecommerce giant will replace drugstore operator Walgreens Boots Alliance in the Dow before the open of trading on Monday, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Tuesday.